I lube using various stuff. Then dump the whole bunch into solvent, remove and let air dry. The last time I didn’t lube was when I hung a 222 case in the die. It’s still there.
Jason, what type of die do you use? What do you do to not create a problem with a stuck die, depend on luck????
RCBS, Redding, Hornady, use them all. Stuck cases have been lack of lube on the outside of the brass, not the inside. In tens of thousands of pieces of brass, I can count the stuck cases on two hands.
I mainly use Hornady One Shot. I just follow the instructions and angle the spray to where it gets a little about half way down the inside of the neck.
I use One Shot occasionally. 45° east to west. Let dry for 1 minute, 45° west to east. Seems there's more sizing effort with it, rather than a lube pad, and Hornady Unique.
I mainly use Hornady One Shot. I just follow the instructions and angle the spray to where it gets a little about half way down the inside of the neck.
I use an RCBS neck brush with a small amount of RCBS lube on it. I don’t remove what little lube that remains.
This is what I do too. If the case neck insides are particularly dirty I chuck an over-sized bronze bush in a drill & clean the necks first. Then I'll lube with a nylon brush. Then I aways tumble my sized brass to remove the lube from inside & out. Sometimes this tumble is only for 10 minutes - I'm too lazy to hand wipe off lube.
I'm going to try some dry lube but I've been using Imperial Sizing Die Wax for years and just leave what little remains in the neck. Powder granules sometimes adhere to the inside of the neck, but I've never worried about it and it doesn't seem to be a problem.